Food starts with noodles

In the next few days, the weather became colder and colder, especially after the beginning of winter, when the cold air from Siberia came, making people shiver with cold.

Xu Zhuo stood at the gate of the community wearing a down jacket, waiting for Yu Keke who came to spend the weekend.

This weekend, because it was too cold, Sun Panpan and Zhou Wen didn't come, so Yu Keke, who couldn't drive, had to take a ride-hailing service back to the provincial capital.

When the girl came, because it was too cold outside, Xu Zhuo hid in the supermarket at the gate of the community to avoid the wind.

This period of time should be the coldest time in the Central Plains, because the body has not yet adapted to the cold, and the heating has not been turned on, so the inside and outside of the house are not very warm.

However, those who open the door for business have already turned on the air conditioner.

For example, in the supermarket, the temperature is very suitable now, Xu Zhuo even unzipped the down jacket.

It's not a problem to stand still, Xu Zhuo pushed the shopping cart and wandered aimlessly in the supermarket.

Buy a few bottles of Coke, add some snacks, and by the way, buy some cute snacks like cotton candy.

This weekend Xu Zhuo didn't plan to go to the store anymore, but nestled on the sofa at home, trying to catch up on the movies he missed a while ago.

It just happened to accompany Yu Keke.

Of course, after Ke Ke went back, he would naturally continue to go back to work in the store. After all, the courtyard in the capital was still far away, so he couldn't be careless.

After buying snacks, drinks and some daily necessities, Xu Zhuo pushed the cart to the fresh food area, intending to buy some fruit to take upstairs.

The colder the weather, the more you have to eat fruit, so as to avoid getting angry, and at the same time to supplement vitamins.

But when he was picking fruit, Xu Zhuo saw a pretty good Chinese cabbage not far away.

This reminded Xu Zhuo that he still had a skill of making Northeast sauerkraut that he hadn't used before.

"Would you like to buy some and go back and make some Northeast sauerkraut?"

But after thinking about the smell in the house after making sauerkraut, and taking a break after taking a break, it will always be a bit exhausting to toss about these things.

Or go back and do it in the shop, so many helpers are available, there is no need to make these at home.

But the quality of this Chinese cabbage is good, you can buy it and cook it.

The worst ones can also be eaten in hot pot.

In such a cold day, there is nothing more appetizing than a steaming pot of hot, spicy and delicious hot pot.

When Xu Zhuo was standing in front of the cabbage pile thinking about this, suddenly a pair of cold hands covered his eyes.

"Guess who I am……"

Yu Keke was afraid that Xu Zhuo would say other people's names, so he didn't hide his voice at all.

Xu Zhuo turned around and stuffed the girl's hands under his armpits to keep her warm: "Why didn't you call me when you got off the car?"

"The big security guard in the community said you came to the supermarket, so I sneaked in to see if you were dating someone behind my back."

After finishing speaking, the girl looked at the Chinese cabbage next to her and said, "Ah, this cabbage is so big. When I saw this Chinese cabbage, I remembered the cabbage rolls my grandfather made for me before. Can you make them?"

Cabbage rolls?

Xu Zhuo remembered that when he was a child, there would be such a dish on weddings and ceremonies in Linping City, which was rolled with softened cabbage leaves, stuffed with meat and steamed in a pan.

The steamed cabbage rolls are very delicious. The cabbage is fresh and refreshing, and the meat filling is delicious and delicious. The two complement each other perfectly.

In this cold early winter season, it would be nice to have a plate of cabbage rolls.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhuo raised his hand and scratched Yu Keke's nose: "Since you want to eat it, I'll make it for you."

After speaking, he picked out a relatively strong cabbage, and bought several catties of meat and other side dishes.

After buying all of them, the young couple returned with a full load.

After returning home, Xu Zhuo changed into the set of ultra-thick cotton pajamas that Yu Keke had bought for him, and started preparing to make cabbage rolls.

As for Yu Keke, he turned on the air conditioner, nestled on the sofa, and began to appreciate the snacks he bought.

By the way, send another "complaint" in Moments: "It's so annoying, you bought me so many snacks without asking me if I agreed or disagreed, and you have to cook for me to make cabbage rolls for me. It's too difficult for me!"

Chapter 900 Have You Heard of Maowan

In the kitchen, Xu Zhuo washed his hands and was about to start mincing the meat.

He doesn't know how to make cabbage rolls, but he has skills for other dishes, such as the tip of the rolls he learned from Zhao Jinma, which can be applied to cabbage rolls.

First of all, there is no need to mention the meat filling. The meat filling used for the cabbage roll is exactly the same as that used for the tip of the roll, so it can be copied.

The steps of rolling cabbage are even easier than rolling egg skins.

According to the skill of rolling the tip, even if it is better than painting a gourd, Xu Zhuo can still make a cabbage roll.

Peel the pork belly and finely chop it into minced meat.

In fact, they should use the foreleg meat, but the supermarket-grade foreleg meat was sold out today, so Xu Zhuo had to use pork belly to make up the number.

Of course, the part of the meat is not important, as long as it is fat and thin, and the seasoning is moderate, any part of the meat will be delicious when steamed.

When eating by himself, Xu Zhuo didn't pay too much attention, as long as it was delicious.

After the minced meat was chopped, Xu Zhuo began to season it, adding salt, pepper, cooking wine, minced ginger, and minced green onion for seasoning.

The seasoning in the meat filling does not need too much, because this cabbage roll eats the fresh flavor of the meat itself, so that it can match with the fresh cabbage leaves.

If you put a bunch of ingredients, not only will you not be able to taste the original taste of the meat, but it will even make the matching of dishes look uncoordinated.

After the seasoning was put in, Xu Zhuo whipped it in one direction, so that not only the meat would taste quickly, but also the meat filling would be strong.

The whipped minced meat will hold together and will not fall apart after steaming, and the taste will be better.

After the minced meat was whipped, put it aside to marinate to taste. Taking advantage of this time, Xu Zhuo boiled a pot of water and began to pack the Chinese cabbage.

Break off the cabbage leaves one by one, wash them twice in the vegetable sink, and then carefully cut off the cabbage leaves with a kitchen knife and put them in the basket.

As for the cabbage gang, naturally it can't be wasted. Later, it can be cut into shreds and fried with chili vinegar to make hot and sour cabbage gang.

This thing is appetizing and cold, and it matches the current weather.

After the water boiled, Xu Zhuo put the cabbage leaves in. There was no need to wait for the water to boil again, as long as the cabbage leaves became soft, they could be taken out and placed in cold water to cool.

If the cabbage leaves are cooked too hard, they will easily rot, and they will lose their crisp and tender taste.

In addition, this dish will be steamed later, if it is overcooked now, it will not be able to be picked up with chopsticks when it is steamed.

After the cabbage leaves were soaked in cold water, Xu Zhuo took a piece and spread it on the chopping board, then scooped out some meat stuffing and put it on.

Arrange the stuffed meat in long strips, then roll it with cabbage leaves, put the two ends in and roll it again, cut off the excess cabbage leaves, and a cabbage roll is ready.

Xu Zhuo was a little raw at first, so the cabbage rolls were a bit thick, but that's okay, eat more vegetables to supplement vitamins.

In his half-baked craft, a plate of cabbage rolls is quickly wrapped.

Xu Zhuo found that there was still some minced meat left. He originally planned to make a pie or something, but Yu Keke walked over with a suspicious expression on his phone.

"What are hair balls? Grandpa Zhao left a message saying that you can make more meat balls to eat, but I don't know what they are."

Xu Zhuo was also a little dazed, not to mention Yu Keke, he didn't know much about this stuff either.

But since Zhao Jinma said it, just call and ask.

"Mao Wan is a delicacy in the northern part of the Central Plains. Meat balls and vermicelli are mixed together to make balls. After steaming, they become Mao Wan. I saw that Keke said in Moments that you want steamed cabbage rolls, so I just said something casually."

Yo?

Is this also possible?

Xu Zhuo looked at the remaining minced meat, since Zhao Jinma said, let's make it, and was worried about what to do with the minced meat.

Just now there was hot water in the pot, Xu Zhuo followed Zhao Jinma's instructions, soaked the vermicelli in hot water until soft, then cut them into short pieces of five or six centimeters, put them into the minced meat and stirred them.

In order to prevent the vermicelli and meat filling from sticking together, put some starch water in it.

After stirring vigorously, Xu Zhuo borrowed a spoon to form these meat fillings into balls and put them on the plate.

Then put the cabbage rolls and hair balls into the steamer, and steam for 10 to [-] minutes on high heat.

While it was steaming, Xu Zhuo peeled the garlic and made some garlic paste, because Zhao Jinma said that it would be more enjoyable to eat the hairballs dipped in the garlic paste sauce.

Although I don't know if it tastes good, but since Zhao Jinma proposed it, I have to try it anyway.

Think of it as welcoming your own daughter-in-law.

After the garlic sauce was ready, Xu Zhuo used the rice cooker to boil some millet porridge, and heated up some steamed buns along the way.

The dinner here in the Central Plains is relatively simple, just porridge and steamed buns with various dishes.

Originally Xu Zhuo planned to steam the rice, but it was too cold, so it would be warmer to drink porridge.

When the cabbage rolls and hairballs were about to be steamed, Xu Zhuo fried another hot and sour cabbage bun, and served it with the Sichuan pickles that were already at home. It was as simple as four dishes and one soup.

"Come, come, dinner is ready."

Xu Zhuo brought some dishes to the restaurant, shouted at Yu Keke who was lying on the sofa, and turned on the TV in the restaurant.

A few days ago, Xu Zhuo discovered that the TV in the living room could not be watched while eating, so he bought another TV online and hung it on the wall of the dining room.

In this way, you can watch TV while eating.

When there are many people, the TV seems redundant, but when there are few people eating, if there is no movement around me, I always feel a little lonely.

After the TV was turned on, Xu Zhuo started serving the rice, and brought over the hot steamed buns and garlic sauce.

Yu Keke went to the bathroom to wash her hands indiscriminately, then ran over with her pink bunny cotton slippers.

"It smells so good!"

She first tasted it with a cabbage roll, and the outer layer of cabbage leaves still retained a slightly crunchy texture.

The meat stuffing inside is fragrant and delicious, especially after absorbing the soup of cabbage, it tastes more delicious.

As for the meat ball that Zhao Jinma pointed out from a distance, after dipping it in the garlic sauce and putting it into the mouth, the fresh flavor of the meat was a bit greasy at first, but it was perfect when paired with the garlic sauce!

In particular, the slight burning sensation brought by the mashed garlic in the mouth not only whets the appetite, but also has an indescribable pleasure.

This is probably the charm of food.

The young couple ate this delicious meal, chatted about recent events on the Internet, and glanced at the blockbuster movies on TV from time to time, feeling very comfortable.

However, this comfort was soon broken by a ringtone of the mobile phone.

Xu Zhuo took a look at the phone, and it turned out that it was Cao Kun calling.

Something happened in the store?

Xu Zhuo pressed the answer button, and Cao Kun's voice came over immediately: "Xu Zhuo, I want to take a leave of absence and go back to Rongcheng."

Xu Zhuo thought he was going home to see his family, so he agreed without thinking too much: "Okay, how many days are you planning to go back?"

"At least...three months."

"Ah? Three months, what are you going to do? Go home and get married?"

Xu Zhuo was a little curious. He hadn't heard that Cao Kun was looking for a partner, and even if he got married, it would not take three months.

"You think too much, I just want to go back to Rongcheng to find a master chef, and learn how to make sweet-skinned duck..."

Chapter 901 Mom Is Just Making a Joke With You

Is it such a coincidence?

Xu Zhuo never expected that the reason why Cao Kun asked for leave was to go back to learn sweet duck.

The sweet-skinned duck is indeed a delicacy, and it does not have the spicy and spicy taste that is rare in Sichuan cuisine. The skin is crispy and sweet, and the duck meat is very chewy.

But there is no need to go back to study, because Boss Xu has the signature skill of B-level sweet skin duck, this level, even if Cao Kun goes back to study, he may not be able to learn it.

After all, the most important thing about stewed vegetables is experience. Even if someone tells Cao Kun the whole production process, he may not be able to make it in a short time.

Besides, these are all their business secrets, and their relatives may not be able to learn the authentic method, let alone Cao Kun, an outsider who is not good at words at all?

In fact, Cao Kun can make sweet-skinned duck, but it is not so authentic.